A Socio-cultural Perspective to BIM Adoption: A Case Study in South Africa

Marlise Knobel; Vian Ahmed; Sara Saboor; Barry Gledson; Mohamad Kassem

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_68

A Socio-cultural Perspective to BIM Adoption: A Case Study in South Africa

Marlise Knobel, Vian Ahmed, Sara Saboor^*, Barry Gledson, Mohamad Kassem

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Abstract

The implementation of BIM in construction organisations requires various strategic and change management processes. The effect of organisational culture, manifested through external survival issues, internal integration issues and underlying assumptions, on BIM adoption are absent in the literature. This paper aims to illustrate that a focus on these three level of cultural manifestation within AEC organisations could lead to improved analysis of BIM adoption. An architectural organisation based in South Africa is used as a case study. A mixed method of data collection was adopted to analyse BIM’s manifestation in an architectural organisation’s culture. Interviews were conducted with key members in the organisation, and survey data of 29 respondents was used to triangulate and develop consensus about the underlying assumptions relating to BIM. The results showed how each of the three levels of cultural manifestation is influencing BIM adoption. In particular, the findings revealed that leaders’ perceptions greatly impact the adoption of BIM through the three levels of the organisational culture.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century
Editors	Syed M. Ahmed, Paul Hampton, Salman Azhar, Amelia D. Saul
Place of Publication	Cham
Publisher	Springer
Pages	405-412
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030484651
ISBN (Print)	9783030484644
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_68
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	CITC 2019: Construction in the 21st Century 11th International Conference (CITC-11) - RICS headquarters, London, United Kingdom Duration: 9 Sept 2019 → 11 Sept 2019 http://www.citcglobal.com/

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

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Conference	CITC 2019
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	9/09/19 → 11/09/19
Internet address	http://www.citcglobal.com/

Keywords

Behaviour
BIM
BIM diffusion
Building information modelling
Cultural values
Organisational culture

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Knobel, M., Ahmed, V., Saboor, S., Gledson, B., & Kassem, M. (2021). A Socio-cultural Perspective to BIM Adoption: A Case Study in South Africa. In S. M. Ahmed, P. Hampton, S. Azhar, & A. D. Saul (Eds.), Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (pp. 405-412). (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_68

Knobel, Marlise ; Ahmed, Vian ; Saboor, Sara et al. / A Socio-cultural Perspective to BIM Adoption : A Case Study in South Africa. Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century. editor / Syed M. Ahmed ; Paul Hampton ; Salman Azhar ; Amelia D. Saul. Cham : Springer, 2021. pp. 405-412 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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Knobel, M, Ahmed, V, Saboor, S, Gledson, B & Kassem, M 2021, A Socio-cultural Perspective to BIM Adoption: A Case Study in South Africa. in SM Ahmed, P Hampton, S Azhar & AD Saul (eds), Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, Springer, Cham, pp. 405-412, CITC 2019, London, United Kingdom, 9/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_68

A Socio-cultural Perspective to BIM Adoption: A Case Study in South Africa. / Knobel, Marlise; Ahmed, Vian; Saboor, Sara et al.
Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century. ed. / Syed M. Ahmed; Paul Hampton; Salman Azhar; Amelia D. Saul. Cham: Springer, 2021. p. 405-412 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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Knobel M, Ahmed V, Saboor S, Gledson B, Kassem M. A Socio-cultural Perspective to BIM Adoption: A Case Study in South Africa. In Ahmed SM, Hampton P, Azhar S, Saul AD, editors, Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Technology: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century. Cham: Springer. 2021. p. 405-412. (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation). Epub 2020 Dec 22. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-48465-1_68

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